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Chapter 9. Enabling authentication with enterprise credentials in GNOME

If your workplace uses a system called Active Directory or IPA, and you have an account there, you can use that account to log in to the GNOME desktop environment.

Logging in by using enterprise credentials provides centralized account management, streamlines access to work-related resources, and gives the convenience of Single Sign-On (SSO).

9.1. Configuring enterprise credentials in GNOME
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To streamline access to work-related resources and enable Single Sign-On (SSO), configure your system to use enterprise credentials by using Settings.

Procedure

  1. Open Settings.
  2. Click Online Accounts.
  3. Select Enterprise Authentication (Kerberos).
  4. In the Principal field, enter your domain username in the username@domain.com format.
  5. Click Connect.

  6. Enter your enterprise password and click Continue.

    Depending on the configuration of your domain, you might be asked for the domain administrator credentials.

9.2. Adding enterprise users in GNOME
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Add an enterprise user to GNOME by using Settings to use centralized account management from an Active Directory or Identity Management server.

Prerequisites

  • Administrative access.
  • You have enterprise credentials from an Active Directory (AD), LDAP, or Identity Management (IdM) server.

Procedure

  1. Open Settings.
  2. Open the System screen.
  3. Click Users.
  4. Click Add Enterprise Login
  5. Enter the domain, username, and password for your Enterprise account.

  6. Click Add.

    Depending on the domain configuration, you might need to enter administrator credentials.

If your network has an Active Directory, LDAP, or Identity Management (IdM) domain available, and you have a domain account, you can log in to GNOME with your enterprise credentials.

Procedure

  • At the GNOME login prompt, type your domain username followed by an @ sign and then your domain name. 

    username@domain.com
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